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Cypress Hills—Grasslands

Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

Geography

The district is in the extreme southwestern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

1997-2000: Lee Morrison - Reform
2000-present: David L. Anderson - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is David L. Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

Election results

|- |Conservative |David L. Anderson |align="right"|20,035 |align="right"|66.47% |align="right"|+5.84% |align="right"|42,285 |New Democratic Party |Mike Eason |align="right"|5,076 |align="right"|16.84% |align="right"|+0.34% |align="right"|12,076 |Liberal |Bill Caton |align="right"|3,885 |align="right"|12.89% |align="right"|-5.78% |align="right"|$3,553 |Green |Amanda Knorr |align="right"|1,141 |align="right"|3.78% |align="right"|-0.40% |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30137 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|85 !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30222 !align="right"|66.5% !align="right"| |}

|- |Conservative |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,010 |align="right"|60.63% |align="right"| |align="right"|$35,176 |Liberal |Bill Caton |align="right"|5,547 |align="right"|18.67% |align="right"| |align="right"|$29,831 |New Democratic Party |Jeff Potts |align="right"|4,901 |align="right"|16.50% |align="right"| |align="right"|$17,512 |Green |Bev Currie |align="right"|1,243 |align="right"|4.18% |align="right"| |align="right"|$805 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|29,701 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|117 !align="right"|0.39% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|29,818 !align="right"|63.04% !align="right"| |}

|- |Canadian Alliance |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,593 |align="right"|61.64% |align="right"| |align="right"|$33,948 |New Democratic Party |Keith Murch |align="right"|5,101 |align="right"|16.91% |align="right"| |align="right"|$14,293 |Liberal |Marlin Bryce Belt |align="right"|3,791 |align="right"|12.56% |align="right"| |align="right"|$722 |Progressive Conservative |William Caton |align="right"|2,676 |align="right"|8.87% |align="right"| |align="right"|$7,462 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,161 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|90 !align="right"|0.30% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30,251 !align="right"|64.88% !align="right"| |}

|- |Reform |Lee Morrison |align="right"|16,439 |align="right"|49.10% | |align="right"|$36,935 |Liberal |Ron Gleim |align="right"|7,130 |align="right"|21.29% | |align="right"|$52,705 |New Democratic Party |Dean Smith |align="right"|6,490 |align="right"|19.38% | |align="right"|$36,138 |Progressive Conservative |Marcel Fournier |align="right"|3,421 |align="right"|10.21% | |align="right"|$9,917 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|33,480 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|105 !align="right"|0.31% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|33,585 !align="right"|67.35% ! ! |}